A 25-year-old student from Hubei was 　 36　 into Tsinghua，China’s most famous university after an eight—year struggle．Li Jun comes from a poor family in a small village of Hubei Province．He first　 37　 going to college in the year 2000 38 he was admitted by a 1ocal school after　 39　 from a secondary technical school at age 17．Being a 　40 art student，he passed the exam again next year but　 41 school because of lacking money in September 2002．Life seemed 　 42　 but Li didn’t give in．He earned a　 43 by working part time in Wuhan’s art rooms and tutoring students．But he never lost sight of his lifelong dream of 　44 the Academy of Arts＆Design of Tsinghua University．Li 45　 the college entrance examination for five continuous years starting from 2003．　 46　 ，he missed making the cut one mark last year．

　 In 2008，his fifth try，Li’s efforts 　 47　 ．He finished the qualifying exam in his province and was finally admitted as a sculpture major into Tsinghua University．Every year, Li took art 　48 in Beijing and took exams from December to March．He then took cultural courses in his school till June. The rest of the year he spent on　 49　 work．Li said he hadn’t　 50　 any money from his family since he graduated from the technical secondary school．Li said the reason he maintained for eight years was that he wanted to change his fate(命运)　 51　 knowledge.

52 　by his contribution，Li Jun’s university funded him 9000 yuan out of his tuition fees of 11450 yuan．An eight—year struggle may have come to an end for Li Jun，but a new　 53　 has now begun．Li said he 　54　 not worry about repaying loans at present．He wants to study well and　 55　 more scholarships．

36．A．accept　 　　　　　　　　 B．admitted　 　　 　C．admired　　　 　 D．allowed

37．A．talked of　 　　　 B．told of　 　　 　C．knew of 　　　　　 D． dreamt of

38．A．where　 　　　　　 B．since　 　　　 　C．that　 　　　　　　 D．when

39．A．learning　 　　　　 B．separating　 　 　C．graduating　　　　　 D．dating

40．A．surprised　 　　B．gifted　 　　　C．interested 　　　　　 D．easy going

41．A．went on with 　　B．watched out for C．1ooked forward to　　 D．dropped out of

42．A．fair 　　　　　　 　　B．unfair　 　　　 　C．lucky 　　　　　　　 D．unlikely

43．A．value　 　　　　　　 B．respect　 　　 　C．1iving 　　　　 　　D．freedom

44．A．visiting　 　　　　 B．entering　　　　　 C．supporting　　　　　 D．pursing

45．A．turned to　 　　　 B．applied for 　　 　C．called for　　 D．adapted to

46．A．Instead　 　 　　B．At times 　　　　 　C．However　　　　　　 D．Besides

47．A．took off　 　　　 B．gave off　　　　　 C．paid off　　　　　　　 D．sent off

48．A．ways　 　　　　　　 B．programmes 　 　C．success　　　 　 D．courses　

49．A．full—time　 　　B．part—time 　　　 　C．out—of—door　　 D．all

50．A．asked for　 　　　 B．looked for 　　 　C．prayed for　　　　　 D．waited for

51．A．on　 　 　　　　B．for 　　　　　　　　 　C．through　　　 　 D．into

52．A．Encouraged 　　 B．Impressed　　　 C．Accused　　　 　 D．Influenced

53．A．challenge 　　　 B．1ife 　　　　　　　 　C．case　　　　　　　　　 D．relationship

54．A. will　　　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. can　　　　　　 D. might

55．A．spend　 　　　　 B．use 　　　　　　　 　C．care　　　　　　　　　 D．win

To prevent the deserts coming near, China has planted billions of trees---to replace destroyed forests and as barriers against the sand. This isn’t a cure, though, say experts, as thirsty trees can make the problem worse by taking in groundwater.

“Planting tress is one way, but it isn’t that simple. It doesn’t solve the basic issue of water resources,” says Wu Bo, a professor. “We need to calculate how much water the trees will absorb, or else it could have a negative effect.”

Villagers in Zhengxin have taken on this challenge, with limited success. When the irrigation channels began to run dry, Lu Xianglin switched from wheat to cotton on his land. He also planted trees to protect his fields from sandstorms. He says he still gets good yields using flood irrigation and earns a good income for his family.

Other farmers haven’t stuck it out: About one in three have left Zhengxin in the past 10 years after their wheat crops died. Young people who can find jobs in the towns rarely return.

Last week, Mr Lu joined the other men in his village on a government-arranged trip to see the land that has been set aside for their relocation, nearly 40 miles to the south. The next day, he was back, shaking his head at the plan. The idea of uprooting his family troubles him, as does the idea of giving up the land that fed his forefathers. He prefers to stay and keep up the fight.

“With enough water, this problem can be solved,” Lu says. “We can plant trees and grass, and they will grow bigger. That will stop the desert.”

Experts say that farmers could switch to drip irrigation to lessen their water intake for growing crops. Elsewhere in the region, farmers have built brick greenhouses as part of a plan to grow vegetables using less water. Roadside signs urge farmers to “Save Water, Protect the Environment”.

49. The negative effect of planting trees in deserts is that __________.

   A. it can make groundwater become less

   B. it can prevent the sand moving freely

   C. it can stop crops growing well

   D. it can get the soil to become poor

50. Why did Mr Lu NOT accept the idea of relocation?

   A. Because the plan of relocation will cost him much money.

   B. Because his family had trouble moving away.

   C. Because he was reluctant to give up his land.

   D. Because he would rather stay than fight against the deserts.

51. What can we infer from the passage?

   A. The deserts drive more and more people to leave their homes for their lives.

   B People have no means to fight against the land becoming desert

   C. Water is the biggest barrier for people to stop the desert.

   D. Planting trees cannot solve the problem of desertification of farmland

52. What advice is given by experts to save water?

   A. To plant more trees         B. To build greenhouses

It is impossible to think about “growing up” in modern America without considering “youth culture” which every young person—even those who do not attend public schools—is confronted by and must deal with. It is impossible to be so isolated that we are untouched by the surrounding culture. Nor should we wish to be—as we are called to be—salt and light in a very confused and broken world. Popular culture deserves neither uncritical acceptance nor knee-jerk rejection, but thoughtful critique（批评）.
On the contrary, China paid too little attention to youth culture in the past. However, with society developing, more and more people have realized the importance of analyzing, understanding and promoting youth culture.
About 100,000 young Chinese people from all over the world will attend the first China Youth Culture Week scheduled to open Saturday in Shenzhen’s China Folk Culture Villages, a press conference was told Thursday.
A series of cultural activities will be staged from Saturday to Wednesday, including a huge performance expected to challenge for a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records.
About 10,000 young people will attend the opening ceremony Saturday. A final list of the Chinese Youth Idol Award to five outstanding young Chinese was announced at the conference. They are the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, Chinese NBA star, Yao Ming, IT entrepreneur, Ding Lei, anchorperson, Wu Xiaoli, and Olympic Games gold medalist, Deng Yaping. The youth idols were selected by
Chinese teenagers with 380,000 votes cast nationwide.
During the past two months, the organizers received more than 3,000 applications from young people in Hong Kong and Macao who wanted to take part in the performance.
52. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confronted by”?
A. Concerned about.        B. Thought of.  C. Confused with.    D. Faced with.
53. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?
A. People can be isolated from the surrounding culture.
B. The American youth accept popular culture without any thought.
C. People shouldn’t refuse popular culture totally.
D. Americans ignore cultures at all while growing up.
54. The list of the five Chinese youth idols indicates that ____.
A. success is considered the most important factor in the Chinese youth’s values
B. the Chinese youth don’t care about their idols’ personalities
C. there are only five people admired by the Chinese youth
D. the parents want to set those people as examples
55. What can we infer from this passage?
A. America paid too much attention to youth culture.
B. China pays more attention to youth culture nowadays.
C. Chinese youth admire movie stars and regard them as their idols.
D. America thinks their youth are more important than the Chinese youth.

It is impossible to think about “growing up” in modern America without considering “youth culture” which every young person—even those who do not attend public schools—is confronted by and must deal with. It is impossible to be so isolated that we are untouched by the surrounding culture. Nor should we wish to be—as we are called to be—salt and light in a very confused and broken world. Popular culture deserves neither uncritical acceptance nor knee-jerk rejection, but thoughtful critique（批评）.

On the contrary, China paid too little attention to youth culture in the past. However, with society developing, more and more people have realized the importance of analyzing, understanding and promoting youth culture.

About 100,000 young Chinese people from all over the world will attend the first China Youth Culture Week scheduled to open Saturday in Shenzhen’s China Folk Culture Villages, a press conference was told Thursday.

A series of cultural activities will be staged from Saturday to Wednesday, including a huge performance expected to challenge for a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records.

About 10,000 young people will attend the opening ceremony Saturday. A final list of the Chinese Youth Idol Award to five outstanding young Chinese was announced at the conference. They are the country’s first astronaut, Yang Liwei, Chinese NBA star, Yao Ming, IT entrepreneur, Ding Lei, anchorperson, Wu Xiaoli, and Olympic Games gold medalist, Deng Yaping. The youth idols were selected by

Chinese teenagers with 380,000 votes cast nationwide.

During the past two months, the organizers received more than 3,000 applications from young people in Hong Kong and Macao who wanted to take part in the performance.

52. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “confronted by”?

A. Concerned about.        B. Thought of.  C. Confused with.    D. Faced with.

53. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 1?

A. People can be isolated from the surrounding culture.

B. The American youth accept popular culture without any thought.

C. People shouldn’t refuse popular culture totally.

D. Americans ignore cultures at all while growing up.

54. The list of the five Chinese youth idols indicates that ____.

A. success is considered the most important factor in the Chinese youth’s values

B. the Chinese youth don’t care about their idols’ personalities

C. there are only five people admired by the Chinese youth

D. the parents want to set those people as examples

55. What can we infer from this passage?

A. America paid too much attention to youth culture.

B. China pays more attention to youth culture nowadays.

C. Chinese youth admire movie stars and regard them as their idols.

D. America thinks their youth are more important than the Chinese youth.